Over 1,600 Pounds Collected For Warminster Food Bank

WARMINSTER TOWNSHIP, PA — The Archbishop Wood cheerleading team and Giant Food Store teamed up recently for a food collection drive to benefit Warminster Food Bank.

The event, which took place at Giant on Street Road, collected over 1,665 pounds of food, along with $1,085 in cash and Giant gift cards. The total value of the food drive donations exceeded $4,500, organizers said.

“Our cheerleaders know their role is bigger than the game and competitions. They have an opportunity to use their platform to support families in our community,” said Rhianna Heim, cheerleading coach at Archbishop Wood. “They’ve embraced this food drive as a way to show what Viking pride truly means — faith in action, teamwork, and service to others.”

Archbishop Wood cheerleaders and volunteers from the Food Bank were on hand to work with Giant employees and Giant customers to collect non-perishable food items and load them into the organization’s van.

The cheerleaders decided to get involved with Warminster Food Bank as a way to extend their team spirit beyond athletics by helping others in the community.

As student athletes and role models, they saw this both as an opportunity to live the school’s values of faith, community, and service, and to lead by example by inspiring their peers to get involved.

During the food drive, the cheerleaders performed sideline cheers to energize the crowd and encourage participation.

The Warminster Food Bank serves over 12,000 people a year in Bucks and Montgomery counties.

“We are dedicated to fighting hunger,” said Mike Cerino, director of the Warminster Food Bank. “Our guests depend on us each month to help with their food needs, and it is especially difficult for many of them during the summer months when school is out. Free meals at school help to stretch a family’s food budget, and when that is gone, people are forced to choose between food and other necessities. We are extremely grateful to the Archbishop Wood cheerleaders and the Giant shoppers and staff who made today’s event a huge success.”

About the Warminster Food Bank

The Warminster Food Bank is a 501c3 organization that provides food to people in need in the Bucks and Montgomery Counties. The Warminster Food Bank serves more than 650 families each month with food donated by individuals and businesses. Donations and volunteers are always welcome.

To learn more, go to https://www.warminsterfoodbank.org.

(Warminster Food Bank) During a food drive at Giant Food Store of Warminster to support Warminster Food Bank, the Archbishop Wood cheerleaders performed sideline cheers to energize the crowd and encourage participation. Pictured are Ella Iagovino, Mackenzie Baer, Kaitlyn Kuehn and Khloe Pickron.